Combined shade and curtain support.



No. 736,559. V PATENTED AUG. 18, 1903.

G. S. SNELL;

COMBINED SHADE AND CURTAIN SUPPORT. grrn'muum FILED APR. 21, 1903 noKong 5] wbe wtm L'izamdfdmell I UNTTEE STATES Patented August 18, 1903.

PATENT ()EEIcE.

CHARLES SUMNER SNELL, OE LEWISTON, MAINE, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOHNH. WEBER, OF LEWISTON, MAINE.

COMBINED SHADE AND CURTAIN SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 736,559, dated August18, 1903. Application filed April 27, 1903. Serial No. 154,482. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES SUMNER SNELL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Lewiston, in the county of Androseoggin and State 5of Maine, have invent-ed certain new and useful Improvements in aCombined Shade and Curtain Support; and I do declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, suchas willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to improvements in combined shade and curtainsupports.

The object of the invention is to provide a I bracket or support of thischaracter which can be quickly applied to a window-casing without theuse of screws or nails and which can be used as a support forboth ashaderoller and curtain-pole or for the shaderoller 2o alone.

A further object is to provide a supporting device of this characterwhich will be simple, strong, and durable, inexpensive, and well adaptedto the use for which it is designed.

Vith these and other objects in view the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts,as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in theappended claim.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the upper corner of a window-casing,showing the application of the device. Fig. 2 is a verticalcross-sectional view of the same, showing the 3 5 manner of fasteningthe bracket to the casing. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the blank from whichthe bracket is formed. Fig. 4 is a detail side view of thecurtain-rod-supporting hook, and Fig. 5 is a horizontal section throughthe bracket on the line 5 5 of Fig. 2.

In the drawings, 1 denotes the shade-roller bracket, 2 denotes theattaching bar or plate,

and 3 denotes the curtain-pole-supporting hook or hanger.

The shade-roller bracket 1 and the attaching plate orbar 9 arepreferably formed in one piece, the bracket 1 being arranged near thelower end of the bar 2 and bent outward at right angles to the same andis of the cus- 5o tomary shape or form, having in its upper outer'end aslot or hole 4 for receiving the casting on the outer end of theshade-roller. The bracket 1 is further provided in its side with twopairs of horizontally-disposed slits 5, arranged one above the other,and the metal 5 5 between each pair of slits is bent or struck out toform alined openings into which is adapted to be inserted the stem orshank 6 of the curtain-pole hook or hanger 3, which may be of anysuitable shape or fancy design, the form shown in the drawingsconsisting of the vertically-disposed shank 6, provided near its lowerend with a shoulder 7, which is adapted to rest upon the upper edge ofthe bent-out metal between the upper pair of slits 5 to limit thedownward movement of the shank in said slits.

The upper end of the shank 6 is curved outwardly, and on the end of saidoutwardlycurved portion is formed a depending semi- 7o circular-shapedsupporting-arm 8, ending in a fancy turn, or, if desired, this end maybe provided with an ornamental design.

The attaching bar or plate 2, on which the bracket is integrally formed,is provided on its lower end with an inwardly-turned pointed teeth 2,which is adapted to be driven into the side of the window-casing. Theupper portion of the bar 2 above the bracket 3 is bent forwardly oroutwardly away from the face of the casing, as shown at 9, the object ofwhich is to provide space for ornamental molding, which is sometimesused for window-casings. The upper end of the bar is bent rearwardly toform a horizontally-disposed upper attaching-arm 10, provided on itsinner end with a downwardly-turned point 2 which is adapted to be driveninto the upper edge of the window-casing, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 ofthe drawings, and by means of which and the point 0 2 the bracket isattached to the casing.

In a shade and curtain bracket as herein described it will be seen thata bracket and means for hanging the same have been provid ed whichpossesses many advantages over 5 similar supports nowin use, among whichare the quickness with which the same may be attached or detached, doingaway with the use of nails or screws, thereby avoiding defacement of thewindow-casings, as the small indentures caused by the attaching-pointsare hardly perceptible. Further, the means for attaching the bracketsare always at hand and in readiness for hanging the same. It will alsobe noticed that when the curtain-pole support is not wanted it canquickly be removed from the bracket and the same used simply as ashade-support.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the inventionwill be readily understood without requiring a more extendedexplanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

'Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

A combined shade and curtain support consisting of a shade rollerbracket, having formed therein vertically-alined openings, and acurtain-pole support provided with a vertically-disposed shank adaptedto engage the vertically-alined opening in said bracket, to support saidhanger, a vertically-disposed attaching-bar formed integralwith saidshaderoller bracket, the upper portion of said bar being offset or bentoutwardly from the lower portion thereof and formed with arearwardlybent attaching-arm, having a downwardlybent pointed toothadapted to be driven into the upper edge of a window-casing and aninwardly-projecting pointed tooth formed on the lower end of said barand adapted to be driven into the face of said window-casing,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

CHARLES SUMNER SNELL.

\Vitnesses:

WV. B. SKELTON, W. H. STURM.

